Tiaras — and smiles — glittered at La Cañada Flintridge Country Club Tuesday night as Katy Paynter was named Miss La Cañada Flintridge 2016 at the 104th Installation and Awards Gala, hosted by the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Assn.
The six Miss LCF court members waited anxiously during Tuesday’s program, waiting for the culminating crowning event to occur. When it was time to learn who would reign as the city’s Miss LCF for 2016, each court member had her resume read by de facto “court-mom” Suzie Johnson, who finally announced the La Cañada High School junior had won this year’s honor.
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The daughter of Spartan alums Jennifer Bachman Paynter (’80) and David Paynter (’74), Katy is actively involved in the school’s theater program and plays on several team sports, including softball, basketball and volleyball.
She has been involved in Girl Scouts for the past 12 years and has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award. Her interest in public service is further demonstrated by her volunteer work with several organizations, including Five Acres, which provides services to vulnerable families, area homeless shelter Door of Hope and the Ronald McDonald House.
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Katy Paynter, the moment her name is announced as the 2016 Miss La Cañada Flintridge at the LCF Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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2016 Miss La Cañada Flintridge Katy Paynter gets help with her crown to keep it on her head from 2015 Miss LCF Megan Reilly at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Reverend Skip Lindeman laughs and points to new Chamber Chairman Rion Zimmerman after ribbing him in the invocation at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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2016 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Rion Zimmerman during makes a few announcements at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Allen Lund Company CIO Chetan Tandon shakes the hand of Intern of the Year Jack Nagel, who did his intership at the Allen Lund Company, at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The 2016 Chamber of Commerce officers and directors at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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2016 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Rion Zimmerman recognizes La Cañada Valley Sun Editor and Glendale News Press Managing Editor Carol Cormaci and Glendale News Press Executive Editor John Canalis for the La Cañada Valley Sun and 70 years in the community at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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2015 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Kim Beattie hands the gavel to 2016 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Rion Zimmerman at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The ballroom is filled with community members at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The 2016 Royal Court with Jessy Sitaramya, Heather Connolly, 2016 Miss La Cañada Flintridge Katy Paynter, Kara Bradley, and Sloan Elmassian at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Announcing a Chamber of Commerce tradition, 2016 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Rion Zimmerman turns with a selfie stick to make a picture of himself with the waiving arms of the audience behind him at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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2016 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Rion Zimmerman passes Chamber of Commerce member Suzanne Hart after talking with each other at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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La Cañada Flintridge Councilmember Mike Davitt talks with former California Assemblyman Anthony Portantino at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Mike Antonovich, of theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors, takes a moment to address the audience at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Harriet Hammons, Jeanne Wallace and Mary Gant are recognized for their Ambassador Certificates leadership at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The crown for 2016 Miss La Cañada Flintridge with a bouquet of flowers and sash at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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2016 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Rion Zimmerman recognizes Erik Ovanespour, the owner of Printefex as Business of the Year, at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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2016 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Rion Zimmerman recognizes Orlando Sanchez of Gracie Barra Brazilian Jui Jitsu as Businessman of the Year at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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2016 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Rion Zimmerman smiles after posing for a photo with Linda Taix-Paccone, the Businesswoman of the Year, at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Dr. Debra Cradduck, the Principal of Paradise Canyon Elementary, is recognized by 2016 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Rion Zimmerman for her Community Spirit at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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2016 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Rion Zimmerman goofs a smile with Educator of the Year Sally Spangler at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The 2016 Royal Court with Jessy Sitaramya, Heather Connolly, 2016 Miss La Cañada Flintridge Katy Paynter, Kara Bradley, and Sloan Elmassian at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Volunteer of the Year Tammy Smith smiles with 2016 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Rion Zimmerman as a photo is taken at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Business representatives recognized for milestones, at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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La Cañada Valley Sun Editor and Glendale News Press Managing Editor Carol Cormaci, after being representing the Valley Sun for 70 years in the community, points to the tiara she would rather be wearing at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Katy Paynter is crowned as the 2016 Miss La Cañada Flintridge by last year’s Miss LCF Megan Reilly at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Departing Chamber board member Tammy Smith rests her head on the shoulder of 2016 Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Rion Zimmerman at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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2016 Royal Court Finalist Jessy Sitaramya looks back smiling as she is introduced at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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Heather Connolly looks off to her right with fellow Royal Court Finalists Kara Bradley, Sloan Elmassian and Katy Paynter as they are introduced at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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The 2016 Chamber of Commerce officers and directors raise their right hand to recite an oath of office at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
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2015 Miss La Cañada Flintridge Megan Reilly smiles with court members Ashley Morrison, Sarah Kurdoghlian and Charis Gee behind her at the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association’s 104th Installation and Awards Gala at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
As an intern at a local veterinarian’s office, Katy further developed her passion for the health and safety of animals and the families who love them. She shows a similar compassion and sensibility toward her fellow students, serving as a peer-to-peer student counselor in at La Cañada High’s Bridge Program.
Despite her many academic and volunteer commitments, Katy finds time to dedicate to her personal interests, which include playing piano, acting and babysitting. She also has a fondness for collecting sea shells from various beaches she visits.
Well into the second semester of her junior year, and armed with a 4.0 GPA, Katy hopes to graduate at the top of her class and eventually attend a four-year college in state, where she plans to study business and “pay it forward.”
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Sara Cardine, sara.cardine@latimes.com
Twitter: @SaraCardine
